Sata II to sata III

[marcd2011]

Hello,

ive got a sata II 1tb HDD and im getting a new motherboard soon
but the motherboard im getting is sata III.
will I be able to use my hdd with the sata III ports on the motherboard?
ino it wont be to the speed of sata III I just dont know if its going to be compatible

thanks alot

 

[k1114]

Yes all sata are backwards compatible and hdds have no performance difference on sata 2 vs 3.